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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:54 PM Original message |
Dianne Feinstein Signs on to public option push |
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dhill926 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. wow....kind of surprising....... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Second that one . . . surprise! |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Go Senator Feinstein! |
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lordcommander (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. DiFi???!!!!! |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Truly. So unlike her. |
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Sub Atomic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Has her husband switched industries? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. I don't trust her at all! |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 06:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
67. Diane Feinstein signing on assures the PO here will not become a |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Thanks. I was just about to post the same thing. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
74. She runs hot and cold. You can't outguess her. nt |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Agreed. |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
88. She's using it for political cover |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
91. My jaw hit the desk |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. That is big. nt |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good on You, DiFi! Seems my call wasn't wasted... |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
51. +1` |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Good news! |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Single-Payer would be better... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Single payer would be better, but a public option will help bring down |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Elizabeth!!! I'm coming Honey!!! |
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Chef Eric (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Thanks for making me LOL! nt |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
79. OMG |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. that's great news! |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Can this get anywhere? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
78. We don't need a supermajority. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. we must beg our own guy for an "up or down" vote. Nauseating. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm one of the ppl that called her office this morning. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Bit surprising. |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wow this is getting interesting! k&r |
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DisgustedInMN (956 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. Nice.. |
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Grassy Knoll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is DF from the late 60's in SF....the good old dayz. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well I'll be a monkeys uncle |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. THis is HUGH! |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Nice but they need 51 and Harry Reid needs to act fast and not waffle. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'll believe it when I hear it from the horses mouth |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Olbermann pretty much verified it |
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O is 44 (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
26. I hope Boxer does real soon too. n/t |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 03:11 AM Response to Reply #26 |
64. Yes, where is our junior Senator on this? |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
27. This is FANTASTIC! Thank you SO much to my... |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. I remember her 'expressing support' for the public option back in 2009 |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. Wow! Who knew she had a spine? |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. Something is definitely up if she signed on. K&R for the 11th Senator! |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. Now come on Boxer! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. WTF!??? |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. Let's go let's go let's go let's GOOOOOOO |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. Great. But where were all these Senators a few months back? |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
37. I am pleasantly surprised. n/t |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
38. Just wow.... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. That. Is a surprise. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. This is a legacy move by Dianne. It's the right move and she deserves praise for this. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #40 |
75. Yes. This is a Very Big Deal. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
41. *rubs eyes* |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. As a Californian, I applaud Sen. Feinstein |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. Well thank you Madame Senator! |
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Stardust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. I emailed her kudos (after I picked myself up off the floor.) I can't |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
46. Good on Dianne. She's usually on the conservative side. |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
47. Must be a typo. EOM |
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Suji to Seoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
48. who are the other ten? Kerry, Sanders, Brown, Whitehead, Bennett, Burris. . .? |
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t0dd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 04:27 AM Response to Reply #48 |
66. here |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
49. suprising, but one thing about this ol' girl is that she knows when the end game is near. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
50. This thing is gaining momentum |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
52. I am shocked. Way to go DiFi!!! k/r |
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janet118 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
53. Thank you, Sen. Feinstein!!! |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
54. Maybe now they'll start using some o' that powder they've been keeping dry |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
55. I guess we put the fear of the electorate into them! Good job all!!! |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
56. About time, I have written to her about this subject several times! n/t |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
57. that is a sign that this might really happen |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
58. Can anybody tell me if insurance companies will be involved in this public option approach? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
59. What the hell? |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
60. She finally did something right. I just wrote Boxer and told her to do the same. n/t |
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emsimon33 (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
61. That's a shocker. Guess her husband isn't into making $$ from |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
62. I won't say a word. nt |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
63. I am shocked this is getting traction |
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Autonomy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
65. This is like kudzu |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
68. K&R |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
69. Is this just Late-Game "Face Time" for a PO that they know will never happen? nt |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
70. Good for her. |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
71. I just woke up.....I think. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
72. Amazing and hard to believe. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
73. WOW |
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karmkay (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
76. public option |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
80. Hmmmm. |
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LoKnLoD (923 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
81. Unfortunately...even if |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
82. K&R |
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colsohlibgal (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
83. Now That's Shocking |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
84. And Boxer hasn't? |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. according to the latest she has |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Thanks |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
85. Boo-yaa! Props to Feinstein! We're building up steam, now. (nt) |
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bc3000 (766 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
89. It looks like we have a new democratic litmus test |
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PruneJuiceMedia (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
90. PruneJuiceMedia.com - We're up to 16 Senators now... |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
92. DiFi, a progressive? Hmmm...this looks fishy to me. |
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Shining Jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
93. Recommended. |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-18-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Maybe the light bulb went on |
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